Automobiles - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a large barn with a vehicle parked in front of it. Fencing and a dirt driveway are also visible. This barn was originally located on S. Middle Road just west of Bowmans Crossing. During the construction of Interstate 81 it was relocated to behind 13460 S. Middle Road to make way for the 277 Interchange.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Location identified in 2026 by Bill Wine.
Dated ca. 1964 by library staff based on other dated Morrison Studio Collection images taken during Interstate 81 construction projects.
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The same barn and farm area appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029739, 029740, 029741, 029742, 029765, 029766, and 029823.
Interior view of a portion of a barn showing a storage space and a ladder on the right. This barn was originally located on S. Middle Road just west of Bowmans Crossing. During the construction of Interstate 81 it was relocated to behind 13460 S. Middle Road to make way for the 277 Interchange.
View along the lower back side of a large barn. This barn was originally located on S. Middle Road just west of Bowmans Crossing. During the construction of Interstate 81 it was relocated to behind 13460 S. Middle Road to make way for the 277 Interchange.
Interior view of a barn. Dirt floor and wooden rafters and supports are visible. This barn was originally located on S. Middle Road just west of Bowmans Crossing. During the construction of Interstate 81 it was relocated to behind 13460 S. Middle Road to make way for the 277 Interchange.
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Photograph of unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) seated at long tables and having a meal in the school's dining hall.
Images of cadets in the MMA dining hall appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029728, 029729, 029730, 029735, 029738, 029743, and 029757.
Photograph of the ground showing the outline of a footprint. The photograph was produced as part of a forensic investigation.
Images that may all relate to the same event appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029744, 029746, 029816, 029818, 029848, 029883, and 029937.
Photograph showing the Woodstock Recreation Park, now W.O. Reiley Park. Visible is the pool building, tennis court, and originally installed fighter jet playground.
Office chair is lying across the partition above an office desk. An unidentified Shenandoah County Sheriff's Deputy is visible in the background. The photograph was produced as part of a forensic investigation.
Photograph of the unidentified members of the 1964 Central High School Varsity and Junior Varsity (JV) football teams posed together outdoors.
Identified on an undated ID form by Rick Lytton.
Dalton, Frederick "Freddie" John (1947-2007)
Photo of a portrait photograph of Freddie Dalton as a young man in a bow tie. Freddie was the son of John Thomas and Dolly Dimple (Frye) Dalton of Woodstock. He married Martha Irene (Huss) Dalton in 1975. They raised two children: Frederick John "Rick" Dalton, Jr. and Elizabeth "Beth" Paige Dalton. He was an Air Force veteran and retired Army veteran, having served during Desert Storm. After, he worked as a lab technician with Stowe-Woodward Research in Middletown. He was active in his Woodstock community. This photograph was used as his senior class picture in the 1965 Central High School Yearbook.
Identified on an undated ID form by Larry Beazley.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Photo of a portrait photograph of Reverend Edwin Boyd "Jack" Wolford in a suit and tie. He was the pastor at Woodstock Christian Church located on Muhlenberg Street. His wife was Blanche (Vaughn) Wolford. The couple raised two sons, Dexter, and Jerry. The reverend and his wife are buried together in Vinton, Virginia.
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Rev. Edwin B. "Jack" Wolford appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029270, 029300, 029749, 029768, 029783, 029873, and 030156.
Two unidentified men are seated beside each other outdoors. Their images are cropped from another image with additional people in it. Parts of other people are visible in the photograph.
Rooms & spaces - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a blank wall leading to a corner. There is dirt on the floor and wooden floor joists for a ceiling indicating, perhaps, this was a basement room.
Same room appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029751 and 029752.
Two unidentified women are presenting a check to Joe Hottle, center. All three are standing in front of a vintage fire truck. Joe Hottle was the son of Jacob Earl and Margaret Mae (Stoneburner) Hottle. His wife was Alma Marie (Funk) Hottle (1929-2023). The couple raised two daughters together. Joe is remembered for having been a longtime Chief of the Woodstock Fire Department. When he died, his obituary noted he was a "past President and current Secretary of the Northern Virginia Firemen's Association, a member of the Virginia State Firemen's Association, and the Virginia State Fire Chiefs Association". He was also very active in community organizations including the Masons.
Joe Hottle and the two unidentified women appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029753 and 029754.
Photograph showing the greeting card display at the Ben Franklin Store in Woodstock at the time of its Grand Opening. Woodstock's Ben Franklin Store opened in 1936. It moved to this location in the Woodstock Shopping Center on the north end of town in the 1960s after originally being located in downtown Woodstock. It closed in 2010.
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on the partial logo located at the far left of the image.
Interior photographs of the Ben Franklin Store at the time of its opening are visible in Morrison Studio Collection images 028204, 028213, 028379, 029250, and 029755.
Photograph taken from Route 11 (Main Street) in Woodstock looking west across the stone wall that marks the edge of Massanutten Military Academy's campus in Woodstock. Two buildings are visible. On the right is Riddleberger Hall. It was the only building on campus when the school was established in 1898. Formerly, it was the home of H.H. Riddleberger, a U.S. Senator. As of 2025, it serves as the admissions office. On the left is Lantz Hall, constructed in 1909.
Photograph of the audience listening to a music program featuring the U.S. Army Band from Washington D.C. The band performed in the gymnasium of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). A speaker on a tripod is in the foreground. The ceiling is decorated with streamers.
Photographs of the Army Band at this MMA event appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029443, 029507, 029513, 029550, and 029758.
Photograph showing the decorated gymnasium at the Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) and an audience listening to the MMA band perform.
Same MMA musical performance appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029759, 029812, and 029880.
Seven cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) are standing in a line and wearing their school's uniform. One cadet is holding a flag at his side. Name tags worn by the cadets reveal their last names. They are (l to r): Unidentified, Anderson, Platt, McClure, K., Unidentified, Johnson J., and Unidentified.
Cadet M. McClure appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 029549, 029453, and 029760.
Unidentified older woman with glasses is pictured in a hospital bed with a cake with candles on a table beside her. Five unidentified nurses are standing on both sides of her. Flowers and cards are displayed on the table on the other side of her (obscured by the nurses in front of it). Possibly, this was a milestone birthday.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029724, 029725, 029761, 029886, 029890, and 029936.
Photograph taken at an event held in the gymnasium of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). The audience is in the foreground and several unidentified men and cadets are on stage with one man at the podium.
Photograph of eight unidentified Central High School football players from the 1964 season. They are standing on the football field in two separate groups. The three on the left have a football. Two have been identified as Phil Grabill and Randy Phillips but we are unsure where they appear.
Grabill and Phillips identified on an undated ID form by Rick Lytton.